Right now, local time in Banská Bystrica is 15:48 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Banská Bystrica ranks #8395 worldwide by population and #7 in Slovakia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Bratislava GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 32m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Day length
- 9h 52m
- Solar noon
- 11:28
- Daylight range
- 8h 16m (winter) – 16h 10m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Banská Bystrica — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 48.7395° N, 19.1493° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Banská Bystrica Region
- Country
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Population
- 74,590 · #8395 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Banská Bystrica through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 48.74° S, 160.85° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,315 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Banská Bystrica today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:44
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Dhuhr
- 11:28
- Asr
- 13:56
- Maghrib
- 16:22
- Isha
- 18:03
- Qibla direction
- 141.5° from north (SE (142°))
Full prayer timetable for Banská Bystrica — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Banská Bystrica sits in the Europe/Bratislava time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 603 cities we cover in Slovakia.
Banská Bystrica's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 1,228 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,767 km off. Its position on the globe is 48.74° N, 19.15° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 06:48 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:48 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:48 | −4h |
| London | 14:48 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:48 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:48 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:48 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:18 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:48 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:48 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:48 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:48 | +10h |
Best time to call Banská Bystrica
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Banská Bystrica local time:
Cities sharing Banská Bystrica's time zone
Distances from Banská Bystrica
| Paris | 1,228 km | W (277°) |
| London | 1,404 km | WNW (290°) |
| Moscow | 1,473 km | NE (51°) |
| Dubai | 4,074 km | ESE (117°) |
| Mumbai | 5,796 km | ESE (105°) |
| Chicago | 7,661 km | NW (310°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,515 km | ENE (71°) |
| Tokyo | 8,943 km | NE (45°) |
| Singapore | 9,504 km | E (93°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,888 km | NW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 10,341 km | WSW (237°) |
| Sydney | 15,767 km | E (85°) |
Cities near Banská Bystrica
FAQ
What time is it in Banská Bystrica right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Banská Bystrica (Slovakia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Banská Bystrica in?
Banská Bystrica runs on the Europe/Bratislava IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Banská Bystrica observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Banská Bystrica today?
Banská Bystrica sees sunrise at 06:32 and sunset at 16:24 today, giving 9h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Banská Bystrica tonight?
The moon phase over Banská Bystrica tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Banská Bystrica?
The antipode of Banská Bystrica — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 48.74° S, 160.85° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,315 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Banská Bystrica?
Banská Bystrica lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Banská Bystrica?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Banská Bystrica, clocks run about 32 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.